A compilation album of the representative repertoire of the American novelty band, Spike Jones Orchestra.
Although released in 1971, the album contains a number of outstanding (?) and eccentric performances recorded in the 1940s and 1950s, allowing you to fully enjoy their unconventional musical humor.
Using classic masterpieces as material, he boldly deconstructs and reconstructs them, weaving in gunfire, sirens, pots and pans, whistling, and strange noises. This art of "destruction and creation" is only possible with meticulous arranging skills and outstanding performance techniques. Based on a deep understanding of the original songs, he deliberately deviates, exaggerates, and deviates. The resulting gap invites laughter.
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19 TRACKS:
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1)
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William Tell Overture
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2)
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Rhapsody From Hunger(y)
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3)
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Pal-Yat-Chee
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4)
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Liebestraum
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5)
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The Blue Danube
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6)
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The Jones Laughing Record (Introducing "The Flight Of The Bumble Bee")
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8)
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Dance Of The Hours
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9)
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None But The Lonely Heart (A Soaperetta)
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10)
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Morpheus
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11)
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Ill Barkio (Il Bacio)
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12)
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Carmen
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13)
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The Glow Worm
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14)
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Fiddle Faddle
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7a)
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Russian Dance (Trepak)
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7b)
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Dance Of The Flutes
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7c)
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Arabian Dance
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7d)
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Chinese Dance
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7e)
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Miniature Overture
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7f)
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March
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Ensemble - Spike Jones And His City Slickers
